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Motion 25.3947 “Versorgungssicherheit mit strategischen Rohstoffen und Halbfabrikaten als Bestandteil von Freihandelsabkommen” (Security of supply of strategic raw materials and semi-finished products... Read More

Swiss companies are beginning to feel the effects of export restrictions on rare earth elements imposed by China back in April. Switzerland... Read More

In its report of December 13, 2024, on Switzerland’s supply security regarding critical raw materials, the Swiss Federal Council emphasizes the strategic... Read More

Image: David Gray/Reuters On April 4, the Chinese government implemented a new regulatory strategy restricting the export of seven heavy rare earth... Read More

The European Commission has approved the first 47 strategic projects under the Critical Raw Materials Act (CRMA). The CRMA aims to improve... Read More

The Entwicklungsfonds Seltene Metalle (ESM) is a Swiss foundation in the field of rare and critical metals. Our projects, both in Switzerland... Read More

From the ESM’s perspective, an analysis of Swiss commodity risks is needed in order to identify potential dangers for the economy, digitalisation... Read More

We’re thrilled to share our new website with you. To make navigating the ESM Foundation’s work as intuitive and easy as possible... Read More

We’ve been quoted in a recent article in the Neue Zürcher Zeitung (NZZ) regarding Switzerland’s critical raw materials strategy. Switzerland is largely... Read More

Researchers from the Energy Commission of the SCNAT – Swiss Academy of Sciences recommend that Switzerland should actively address the supply of... Read More